Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-24
Georgla-Governor Gordon cad staff


Guards,
New hampshire Battalion of three com.
panies.
Virglnla-Governor Lee and sta,s, Bat.
TALON Of 200 men,
. New York Governor Hill and staff.
brigadler General Fitzgerald. Tweaty.sec-
oh1 regiment, Provisional regiment; Sec
ond Separate Company from auburn;
Eighth Separate Company from Rochester;
Nineteenth Separate Company from
foughkeepsie; Twentieth Separate Com
pany from Bnghamton; Twcnty-second
separate Company from Saratoga, twenty
sixth Separate Company from Elmira,
i"eIith and Twenty-thrd regiments, Al
bany jackson Corps.
North Carolina-Fayetteville Light In.
fantry.
Rhode lsland-First Light Infantry.
ohlo-toyornOr Foraker and staff; Four.
teenth regiment, o. n, g., Colonel Free.
man.
Malno-General Beal; battalion 40 men.
lowa-Goyernor Larrabee and stCif; Gov
ernors Foot Guards,
West Virginia -iltthie Guards, auburn
Guards
Washington-Capita City Guards; Sixth
battalion N. G.; Union Veteran Corns.
Company A, Second battalion; Custer
Guards
The parade was the most successful Of
modern times. There could hardly be i'm.
aglned anything more inspiring than the
sight of thirty thousand uniformed militia
men' each regiment headed by band of
mNsit, Each company turned "facc
about as it reached the Presidents stand
and salutod, amidst the cheers of countless
thousands Among the regiments dcserv-
ing oil more than passing rUtiee were the
Governors FOoy Guards, Of Hartford. who
were unanimously pronounced to be the
most handsomely uniformed set of men in
the parade; the First Regiment of Massa-
chusetts; the Gate City Guards, OF Allan
Ia, with Governor Gordon at their head;
the Baltimore Light Infantry and the Bal.
tImorc Rifles (Coorcd) the Butler Guards,
OF South Cgrollna, and the Virginia troops.
These were Nil heartily applaudoC, and
their splendid appearance universally com
mentedupoh The New York State militia
marched with columns of mon on each side
of their band of nearly one hundred pieces,
forming pretty spectacle. Gilmores
band, leading the TWeuty-seCOnd regiment,
outshoue all tho other musical features Of
the parade, and Pat Gilmore himself was
the recipient Of many compliments. AS
between the different New York regiments
n dsntcrestCd observer would find 1t di1i
cult TO pass an opinion as TO which eNcelled.
Brooklyn's crack regiment, the twenty
third, marched thirty-i0ur abrcasy, pro-
ducing novel effect. The Albany Jack
ognition from the President
Governor Foraker at the head of the
Fourteenth Ohio regiment, had to keep his
head uncovered for a long time in order to
acknowledge the voCilerous cheers Of his
numerous friends. The Fourteenth carried
with them the battlC.sCarred flags, relies Of
the late unplcasantncss Governor LARA
bee, Of Iowa, at the head of the Governors
Foot Guard, bowed to the President and Mrs.
Cleveland as he rode By the stand, Directly
behind them came tho cOlorCd troops from
Washington, who were heartily greeted,
The rear Of the parade was broug. up by
the Grand Army of the Republic, and as
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept l9.-The closing day
of the Constitutional celebration WA,
favored with "a charming Wea , as s,iii
of the first two days. The throngs sun
fingered and the streets presented Inc same
crowded appearance The exercises were
held on Independence square, uhder .he
shadow Of the Liberty pen, Wn'cn p,o
claimed liberty throughout the lanu ~, q
hundred years ago, Tue ueoora ,i, hr,,,st
colors OF the bunting, together w.th tne